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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2024

Effect of sarcopenia on short-term outcomes of gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection.

Hironori Tanaka, Taro Iwatsubo, Shun Sasaki, Noriyuki Nakajima, Yosuke Mori, Akitoshi Hakoda, Noriaki Sugawara, Kazuhiro Ota, Hiroki Nishikawa

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Impact of Sarcopenia on Elderly Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Resection: Scoping Review.Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society · 2026
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9 authors.

Hironori TanakaSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Taro IwatsuboSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan. tarou.iwatsubo@ompu.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-7721-8292
Shun SasakiSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Noriyuki NakajimaSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Yosuke MoriSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Akitoshi HakodaSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Noriaki SugawaraSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Kazuhiro OtaSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Hiroki NishikawaSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSarcopenia has been reported to be associated with short-term outcomes after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). The "strength, assistance with walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falls" (SARC-F) questionnaire has been widely used as a screening tool for sarcopenia; however, SARC-F combined with body mass index and age (SARC-F+EBM) has recently been reported to be more useful than SARC-F alone. This study aimed to investigate the association between sarcopenia, measured using SARC-F+EBM, and short-term outcomes after gastric ESD.

methodsPatients who underwent gastric ESD at our institution between May 2020 and June 2023 were included, and their medical records were reviewed retrospectively. A SARC-F+EBM score ≥ 12 indicated sarcopenia. We evaluated the incidence of adverse events and the length of hospital stay in the sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups.

resultsOverall, 263 patients (64 and 199 in the sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups, respectively) were investigated. The incidence of adverse events with a Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events grade ≥ 3 was not significantly different between the sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups (6.2% vs. 8.5%, p = 0.791). The proportion of patients with an extended hospital stay (≥ 10 days) was significantly higher in the sarcopenia group than that in the non-sarcopenia group (12.5% [8/64] vs. 3.5% [7/199], p = 0.012). Multivariate analysis showed that sarcopenia and lesions that present technical difficulty in ESD were independent risk factors for extended hospital stays (≥ 10 days). Of the eight cases having extended hospital stays in the sarcopenia group, four were due to the management after gastric ESD, three were due to family circumstances, and one was due to decreased activities of daily living.

conclusionsSarcopenia is not a predictor of adverse events associated with gastric ESD. However, patients with sarcopenia may be hospitalized for longer owing to non-ESD-related factors.

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Endoscopic Mucosal ResectionPostoperative ComplicationsSarcopeniaStomach NeoplasmsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIncidenceLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeEndoscopic submucosal dissectionSARC-FSARC-F+EBMSarcopenia

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